Job Summary
Non-Executive Director
Are you an experienced professional looking to make a real impact on healthcare in Swindon and Wiltshire? Would you like to gain valuable Board-level experience and skills?
We are seeking two passionate and experienced professionals to add value to our progressive and dynamic Board as Non-Executive Directors. We are looking for individuals with expertise and experience in the following sectors:
* Clinical, Legal, Strategic, Equality, and Diversity
This role is integral to our organisation and will work collaboratively with the Trust's Non-Executive Directors, Chair, and CEO to ensure high-quality services for our patients and a culture of continuous improvement.
Main duties of the job
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is led by a Board of Directors responsible for providing leadership, setting strategic direction, and ensuring management capacity and capability within a framework of prudent controls.
As a Non-Executive Director, you will monitor and manage performance, safeguard values, and ensure the organisation meets its obligations to stakeholders.
Non-Executive Directors are accountable to the Chairman of the Trust, who also chairs the Council of Governors. The Council has specific responsibilities, including the appointment of NEDs.
In late summer 2024, GWH, RUH, and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trusts will form a group to enhance collaboration, improve quality and access, and transform services for the future.
About Us
The Great Western Hospital serves Swindon and surrounding areas with a catchment population of 233,000. It offers emergency care, elective surgery, paediatrics, maternity, outpatient services, diagnostics, and end-of-life care. Recently, it opened a new Emergency Department and Children's Emergency Unit.
With 5,100 staff delivering over 50 clinical services and a turnover of £505 million, we are an ambitious organisation focused on safety, quality, and patient experience.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds, especially underrepresented groups, to help us make a positive impact.
For more details and how to apply, contact Ryan Jary or Arie Peursum at Arie.Peursum@nhs.net or Ryan.Jary@nhs.net.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Providing leadership and ensuring the Trust's strategic direction aligns with government policy, Trust strategy, the Annual Plan, and NHS Improvement standards. Ensuring high-quality services and a culture of continuous improvement.
Please see the attached full job description for more details.
Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential):
* Eligible to be a member of the NHS Foundation Trust.
* Meet independence criteria for Non-Executive Directors and the Fit and Proper Persons Requirement as per the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
Experience (Essential):
* Board-level experience in a large, complex organisation.
* Experience of high-level accountability.
* Experience leading or managing cultural change.
* Experience managing major projects.
* Sufficient time to fulfill the role.
Desirable:
* Reputation for commercial expertise in private or public sectors.
Additional Information
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check and the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
Applications requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome. Further details are available on the UK Visas and Immigration website.
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